A healthy body, among others, characterized by the body's ability to maintain ideal body weight. Ideal body weight is the weight that matched the height according to certain formulas and the results were adjusted to a predetermined standard.
In adults, known as body mass index formula, namely body weight (BW) divided by height (meters) squared. While infants and toddlers can be measured by weigh, and then recorded in the Card Towards Healthy (CTH). Healthy children, growing old, gaining weight.
"The child was one year old and over, each year will increase 2.5 kg weight until they are 18 years old. Parents should be suspicious if two consecutive months of her son BW does not increase," said Dr.Idrus Jus'at, dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences , Esa Unggul University, Jakarta.
In adults, body mass index (BMI) of normal is 18.5 to 24.9. BMI value of 25 considered overweight and 27 to the top classified as overweight and obesity. Although widely used, but the BMI can not be a measuring tool for weight children and bodybuilders who have a lot of muscle.
You need to be wary if the BMI reaches 27. People who are overweight are more susceptible to various diseases. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are some diseases associated with high BMI values, such as coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, cancer, high blood pressure, dyslipidemia (high cholesterol), stroke, sleep apnea, osteoarthritis, and so on.
In adults, known as body mass index formula, namely body weight (BW) divided by height (meters) squared. While infants and toddlers can be measured by weigh, and then recorded in the Card Towards Healthy (CTH). Healthy children, growing old, gaining weight.
"The child was one year old and over, each year will increase 2.5 kg weight until they are 18 years old. Parents should be suspicious if two consecutive months of her son BW does not increase," said Dr.Idrus Jus'at, dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences , Esa Unggul University, Jakarta.
In adults, body mass index (BMI) of normal is 18.5 to 24.9. BMI value of 25 considered overweight and 27 to the top classified as overweight and obesity. Although widely used, but the BMI can not be a measuring tool for weight children and bodybuilders who have a lot of muscle.
You need to be wary if the BMI reaches 27. People who are overweight are more susceptible to various diseases. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are some diseases associated with high BMI values, such as coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, cancer, high blood pressure, dyslipidemia (high cholesterol), stroke, sleep apnea, osteoarthritis, and so on.